Ann Sophia Towne Darrah
Ann Sophia Towne Darrah (1819–1881) was an American painter who often depicted the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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- Name
- Ann Sophia Towne Darrah
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Died
- 1881
- Field
- Painting
- Movement
- White Mountain art
- Born
- 1819 · Philadelphia.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · artist
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Ann Sophia Towne Darrah (1819–1881) was an American painter who often depicted the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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Ann Sophia Towne Darrah (1819–1881) was an artist and painter, of American nationality. The artist was born in Philadelphia. Activity centred on painting. Works are held at Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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• Name — Ann Sophia Towne Darrah • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Died — 1881 • Field — Painting • Movement — White Mountain art
Biography
Biography
Darrah was born in 1819 in Philadelphia. She was a student of Paul Weber. Her work was included in the 1858 New Bedford Art Exhibition organized by the landscape painter Albert Bierstadt. From 1855 to 1864 Darrah exhibited in group exhibitions at the Boston Athenæum. From 1856 to 1867 she also exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Darrah died in 1881.
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• Illustration — Mount Washington from Saco River, 1857 • Illustration — Mount Chocorua and Saco River from North Conway, 1856
Ann Sophia Towne Darrah - Twilight
Ann Sophia Towne Darrah
Ann Sophia Towne Darrah - Peasant Girl
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In 1882 the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, held a memorial exhibition of her work. Darrah's work was included as part of a historical retrospective on American art in the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
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